Wednesday, 13 August 2008

Aditayas

Also known as the Daityas, offspring of Vishnu. Water-giants somewhat equivalent
to the Titans of Greek myth (like Atlas and the other kings of Atlantis), the
Aditayas are mentioned in Vishnu Purana and Mahabharata, two of the oldest and
most revered ancient Indian literary traditions. The latter work describes them as
the inhabitants of Tripura, the Triple City in the Western Ocean, doubtless the
Atlantic island of Poseidon (of the trident). The Aditayas were destroyed after
they engaged in a war that culminated in the sinking of Tripura, the same story
retold by Plato in his account of Atlantis.

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